Patent Application 20
Patent Application 20 : Application Preparation, Filing and Prosecution: (8) Patentable Subject Matter: Patentable subject matter. Patents are granted for the protection of an invention, but while an invention may occur in any field, patent laws have restrictions on the areas in which patents can be granted. Such restrictions are known asexclusions from patentability. The scope of patentable subject is significantly larger in the U. S. than in Europe. For example, in Europe, things such as computer software or methods of performing mental acts are not patentable. The subject of what should be patentable is highly contentious, particularly as to software and business methods
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